A sensing system includes a wireless sensor configured to detect a current sensed value of an environmental condition, the wireless sensor programmed with a delta threshold; a thermostat in communication with the wireless sensor; wherein, when the current sensed value differs from a prior transmitted sensed value by more than the delta threshold, the wireless sensor transmits the current sensed value to the thermostat; wherein, when the current sensed value differs from the prior transmitted sensed value by less than the delta threshold, the wireless sensor stores the current sensed value as a stored sensed value.
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2. The sensing system of claim 1, wherein, when one or more stored sensed values exceeds a limit, the wireless sensor transmits at least one stored sensed value to the thermostat.
3. The sensing system of claim 2, wherein the limit is one of a number of stored sensed values, a size of the stored sensed values or a time since a last transmission from the wireless sensor to the thermostat.
4. The sensing system of claim 1, wherein the thermostat adjusts the delta threshold in the wireless sensor in response to an operating mode of the thermostat.
5. The sensing system of claim 1, wherein the thermostat adjusts the delta threshold in the wireless sensor in response to battery life of a battery in the wireless sensor.
6. The sensing system of claim 1, wherein the thermostat adjusts the delta threshold in the wireless sensor in response to a user input.
7. The sensing system of claim 1, wherein the delta threshold in the wireless sensor is adjusted by a remote computing system.
9. The method of claim 8, wherein, when one or more stored sensed values exceeds a limit, transmitting at least one stored sensed value.
10. The method of claim 8, wherein the limit is one of a number of stored sensed values, a size of the stored sensed values or a time since a last transmission from the wireless sensor.
11. The sensing system of claim 8, wherein adjusting the delta threshold occurs in response to battery life of a battery in the wireless sensor.
12. The method of claim 8, wherein adjusting the delta threshold occurs in response to a user input.
13. The method of claim 8, further comprising adjusting the delta threshold in the wireless sensor by a remote computing system.
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